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What has the Manitoba Government announced in 2006/07 that makes
a career in child care an even better choice?
Manitoba Child Care Program (MCCP) continues to move forward on many important initiatives to stabilize and advance its licensed early learning and child care (ELCC) system.
Recruitment to the career of ELCC and retention of those already working in the field continues to be a high priority. Here are some the initiatives that continue to broaden and encourage our workforce.
Wages are increasing.
Funding for non-profit child care centres means that annual salaries for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) beginning their career are now approximately $27,000.00 to $30,000.00.
More ECE College Seats
The number of college seats available in our province has virtually doubled in the last two years and we are continuing to encourage high school graduates to choose ELCC as a career. As well there is an increase in college seats in the workplace ECE program for those already working. Call your local college for information.
Tuition Support Program
An Early Childhood Education Support Conditional Grant for up to $4000.00 is available to full-time ECE college students to cover the cost of first-year 2007/08 tuition. Register with your local college. Obtain a copy of the Tuition Support Conditional Grant application by calling Child Care Information Services at 945-0776 of toll free at 1-888-213-4754.
Replacement Grant
The Staff Replacement Grant continues to provide support to employers of licensed, non-profit ELCC centres to cover the substitute costs when a child care assistant (CCA) attends ECE studies at college workplace training. Workplace students who typically go to school two days a week and work three days a week will continue to be able to receive their full salary while they train for their ECE diploma. Talk to your director about workplace training and about the Staff Replacement Grant.
Competency Based Training Programs
Manitoba Child Care Program’s (MCCP) self-directed training and assessment programs continue to provide government funded opportunities for child care assistants (CCA) and family child care providers with years of experience and prior learning to attain their Early Childhood Educator II (ECE II) classification. Call the Qualifications Section of MCCP at 204 945-6730 or toll-free at 1-888-213-4754 for more information. Recruitment Fund
The Recruitment Incentive Grant continues to encourage Early Childhood Educators who have left the ELCC field to return. To be eligible for the grant applicants must have an approved diploma or degree in early childhood that is currently eligible for the ECE II and ECE III classification.
In addition the applicant must have been away from employment in licensed ELCC for a minimum of two years prior to application.
The fund provides a bonus of up to $3000.00 when eligibility requirements are met. Once employment is secured the employee agrees to commit to two years working in the ELCC centre (the grant is paid out in installments to the employee’s centre in order to pay the applicant).
Please call Child Care Information Services at 945-0776 or toll-free at 1-888-213-4754 for more information.
For more information
To find out more about the agreement between the governments of
Manitoba and Canada and Manitoba’s action plan for child care, visit
our Moving Forward on Early Learning
and Child Care page.
You can also find out more about how you can help young Manitobans
get a better start in education and in life by visiting our Careers
in Child Care section.
Return to Careers in Child Care main page.
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